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basebox Server
Applies to
Product: Server · Audience: Platform Operator
basebox Server is a server for one organisation alone. Four independent decisions describe every server deployment:
| Dimension | Options | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware source | Server from basebox (Class 1–3, via FAST LTA) · hardware of your choice (platform only) | Hardware options |
| Location | Customer data center · basebox data center | Hosting options |
| Operation | by the customer · by basebox (if commissioned) | Operating models |
| Installation path | Bare metal · existing Kubernetes | Installation paths |
None of them changes the product: a customer's server hosted at basebox is still Server, not Cloud. How the server is built technically: Server architecture & topologies.
In this section
- Overview – Server architecture & topologies, Hardware options, Hosting options, Operating models, Installation paths, Sizing, Existing cluster: requirements
- Architecture – platform, service models, inference, resources & scaling, deployment topologies
- Reference configurations – tested hardware setups with status Validated / Supported / Experimental / Custom
- Bare-metal installation – the end-to-end path for self-installers
- Helm – chart reference, quick start, production installation, connectors, services
- Models & inference – backends, compatibility, tested and recommended models, benchmarks
- Operations – monitoring, logging, backup, updates, scaling, troubleshooting
- Advanced architectures – multi-GPU, dedicated service GPU, multiple inference instances, multi-node
Recommended reading order
- Decide: the four dimensions above – usually settled within an hour.
- Understand: Understand the architecture and Server architecture & topologies – why GPUs serve the service models and inference, not basebox.
- Check hardware: with Sizing and against the Reference configurations.
- Install: Bare-metal installation or on an existing cluster.
- Choose and connect a model: Models & inference.
- Accept: Validate installation.
- Operate: Operate the server.
What you will not find here
Application administration (users, apps, enabling connectors) is under Administer; API usage under Develop → API; security properties per hosting and operating model under Security & Compliance → Server. A non-technical entry point is Start with basebox Server.
Next step: Server architecture & topologies · Sizing